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Machine learning could help track down alien technology. Here's how
By Monisha Ravisetti published
A machine learning-based search for TESS data anomalies could lead us to proof of alien life.
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A shallow lake in Canada could reveal how life on Earth began
By Robert Lea published
A shallow soda lake in Canada could resemble Darwin's 'warm little ponds' found on the primordial Earth that had the right chemistry for life to get started.
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Will we ever be able to communicate with aliens?
By Leonard David published
Scientists are investigating the possible forms that alien languages might take — and whether we might be able to understand them.
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Nearby exoplanet may be rich in life-giving water, study finds
By Tereza Pultarova published
Researchers have just come a step closer to uncovering the secrets of an alien planet that may be the most likely of all known extrasolar worlds to host life.
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SETI scientists begin huge new hunt for intelligent aliens
By Keith Cooper published
The search for alien technosignatures has dramatically expanded, thanks to a new experiment called COSMIC.
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1st 'interstellar tourism campaign' urges aliens to visit Lexington, Kentucky
By Jeff Spry published
Scientists beamed out a deep-space travel ad to potential aliens in the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system, urging them to visit Lexington, Kentucky.
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Alien technosignatures more likely to be found on oxygen-rich exoplanets. Here's why
By Keith Cooper published
To stand the best chance of detecting technosignatures, SETI should survey exoplanets with atmospheres that are at least 18% oxygen.
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James Webb Space Telescope could look for 'carbon-lite' exoplanet atmospheres in search for alien life
By Robert Lea published
If the James Webb Space Telescope detects depleted carbon dioxide in a planet's atmosphere, that could indicate water.
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